Cyclohexyl-substituted aliphatic acids



PM... D. 4,1923.

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30 Drawing.

The invention relates to certain ali hatic.

acids and their derivatives in whic the Ome a carbon atom is substituted by a cyclohexyl group. The acids and thou derivatives which have been pre ared and which have been found to be use ul as medicinals have the general formula OHr-OE! O H-(OEYkCOOZ III-O I in which Y re ents hydrogen, a halogen, or hydroxyl, is three or more, and Z represents hydrogen, alkyl, or a metallic element.

These new compounds are especially effective against acid fast bacteria e. g. B. leprae or B. tubermloml.

There are a. variety of methods by which such acids may be prepared and merely one 3% or two convenient procedures are described for certain members of this series. The acids containing from 2 to 8 carbons inclusive in the side chain can be made by the malonic ester synthesis from the proper bromide; the bromides in turn are prepared from the corresponding alcohols. (Jyclohexyl bromide is converted into the Grignard derivative and treated either with formaldehyde to give cy-.

clohexyl-carbinol or with ethylene oxide to 39 give Beta-cyclohexyl-ethanol. These alcohols are then converted into their bromides and condensed with malonic ester to give the 3 and. a carbon side chain acids. The Beta-cyclohexylethyl bromide is converted to the Glig- '35 nard derivative and with formaldehyde or oYoLonmxn-s'unsrmu'rsn surname some.

Application filed m 24, me. Serial in. 124,775.

R(CH -),Br+NaOI-I(COOG H mcngxcmoooo m R x Ig z' fiz a 011.) .cn coon.

The acids with side chains larger than 8 carbons are prepared by the condensation of the proper (Jrrignard reagent with the aldehyde esters obtained by the ozonation of methyl oleate, methyl undecylenate or meth l erucate. The 9 carbon side chain acid is obtained from cyclohexyl bromide and methyl Nu-aldehydo-octanoate, the 10 carbon side chain acid from cyclohexyl bromide and methyl Theta-aldehydo-nonanoate, the 11 carbon side chain acid from Beta-cyclohexylethyl bromide and methyl Nu-aldehydo-octanoate, the 12 carbon side chain acid from Betacyclohexyl-ethyl-bromide and methyl Thetaaldehydo-nonanoate and finally the 13 carbon side chain acid from cyclohexyl bromide and methyl Lambda-aldehydedodecanoate. The hydroxy esters thus produced. are converted to the oxygen free acids by conversion of the hydroxy esters into the bromides then to the unsaturated acids and finally to the saturated acids. The above reactions are illustrated by the following equations, in which R represents cyclohexyl, R rep-resents an alkyl group and 00 represent six or more.

ItMgBr OCH (CH2) 1QCOOVR riciiomcn xboon RCHOH(CHZ)XCOOR'= RCHB1'(GH2)XCOOR RGH=CH(OH2)HG0OR'= mcng coon' One or two specific examples of the general procedures just described are given. This invention, however, is not limited to the methods of preparation since there may be other ways in which these same acids nlight be obtamed.

'1 Uyclohacyl bitty ric-'acid. ()ne .mole of sodium malome ester was prepared by adding one mole of malonio-ester to'an'ahsolutc al-- cohol solution of onc mole of sodium ethylate. To this was added one mole ()f BCtlL'UyClQ- hexyl-ethyl bromide and. the ,n'iixture relluxed till neutral. Upon distilling the alcohol and adding water,the cyolohexyl ethyl malonic ester separated. This was purilicd by distillation under ('liminished pressure, b; p. 140

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tals-m. p. 1 29-1309. The malonic acid was heated to 140-160 for 2 to 3 hours and the resulting acid (-lan'ima-cyclohexyl butyric aeidobtained b. p .f133.5-134.5 at 3 mm. (nap. 29-30 3; By a similar procedure usin g Gamm a-eyclohexyl propyl bromide (b. p. 7 7-7 9 at 4 mm.) Delta-cyclohexyl butyl bro- 'mide (b. p. 91-92 at 4 mm.) ,Epsilon-cyclohexyl pentyl bromide (b. p. 113114 at 5 mm.), Zeta-'cyclohexyl hexyl bromide (b. p. 124-125 at 4 mm. the acids with 5 to 8 carbons in -the side 0 ain were prepared. The reactions for the preparation of the above product are as follows, where R represents cyclohexyl. I ROI-1,011,131+NaCH(COOC H5) RCH CH CH(0000 11,) ROH CH CH(COOC H,)=

' RCH CH CH (GOOH) 2 lCH CH CH (COOH= CH,CH CH COOl I.

Delta-cyclohexyl pentanoic acid (b. p. l51-'153 at 5 p. 68)

Epsilon-cyclohexyl hexanoic acid (b.

Zeta-cyclohexyl heptanoic acid (b.

Theta-cyclohexyl octanoic acid (b. p. 182-183 A specific example of the other general procedure follows:

C'ycZo/ecmy l-nonaaoio acizl.()ne half molecular equivalent of cyclohexyl n'iagnesium bromide in dry ether was added slowly with stirring to 80 g. of methyl Nu-aldehydo octanoate (J.A.O.S. 48, 1074 (1926)) in dry ether keeping the temperature at 5. After decomposition of the product in the usual way using ammonium chloride and water, the ether solution was washed with a little dilute hydrochloric acid, dried and distilled. There was then obtained methyl-Theta-cyclohexyl Theta-hydroxy nonanoate which boiled at 186-192 at 5 mm. This ester upon treatment with alcoholic potash, evaporation to dryness and acidification, gave the corresponding hydroxy acid, m. p. 78-79".

The ester was converted to the hydroxyfree acid in the following way. To one mole of hydroXy ester was added with stirring 0.5 moles of redistilled phosphorus tribromide. The mixture was allowed to stand one-half hour at room temperature then one-half hour on a steam cone and finally decomposed with water, washed with sodium carbonate solution and extracted with ether. After dry.-

.. H0H(CH,)11OOOOH3 p. l57-158 at 4 mm.; m. p. 33-34") p. 171-172 at 4 min.; 111. p. -26";

at 4 mm. m. p. 37 38 tillation, the crude bromide-was obtained and converted into the unsaturated acid by rcfluxing for 4 hours with a solution of several moles of potassium hydroxide in 95% alcohol. After dilution and evaporation of most of the alcohol, the solution .was acidified and the unsaturated acid extracted with ether. Upon evaporation of ether, the unsaturated acid was dissolved in 95% alcohol and reduced with hydrogen at 2-3 atmospheres pressure in the presence of platinum oxide platinum black as a catalyst. The calculated amount of hydrogen was absorbed rapidly. The catalyst was filtered, the alcohol diluted and the saturated acid crystallized. It was readily purified from various organic solvents. It melted at 45.5-46.5. The reactions described above are as follows, where R represents cyclohexyl.

RMgBr+ OCH(CH,) COOCH ROHOH (CH ,GOOCH,

By a similar procedure the following hydroxy esters, acids, and saturated acids were proing the ether and removing the solvent by disduced.

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I AZpha-hydrowy esters. C H GHOH (CH COOCH 191 195 at 4 mm. C H OH GH CH H CH COOGH 214218 at 4mm. g Ili gl-LGl-l OHOI-l CH COOCH 192-198 at 4 mm.

212217 at 4 mm.

eta hyJ/rowg amds Dztr s 0 11 011011 0119 00 11--- 63-64; C H (CH 2 HOH %CH CO H 75-76 C,H (CH CHOH CH CO I-I 58-59 C5 11GHO 1 i Final products (acids) M P G,H (GH ),CO. ,H 53%335 0 oCOz Co 1 1 002 C,H (CH CO H 63 -64 The described details of materials and process used being merely illustrative of preferred applications of our invention, it w1ll be understood that the scope of the same must be determined by reference to the appended claims, said claims being construed as broadly as possible, consistent with the state of the art.

We claim as our invention: 1. New compounds of the formula or hydroxyl, :1: represents 3 or more, and Z represents hydrogen, alkyl or a metallic element.

2. New compounds of the formula CHI-OH: 011 cmcmncooz,

CHI-C which is a white solid melting at 45.546.5

C., and which yields water-soluble salts upon treatment with the necessary metal hydroxide.

ROGER ADAMS.

GLEN SEFTON HIERS. 

